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Boston Marathon Attack
Not quite as dramatic as 9-11, today’s attack during the Boston Marathon still was quite unexpected. The only thing significant about 4/15/2013 was that it was tax day. So it’s pretty odd that in light of this, the attack wasn’t done against something like the IRS. Also, unlike 9-11, no one has claimed anything for…
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Path of Exile: Rerolled for A Ranger
After doing a little research, I learned that ranged classes in Path of Exile tend to fair better at the moment compared to melee based classes. My first class was a templar and I found the class to be okay. I think at his level there’s not a lot to be said. However, just for…
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Gun Control vs Controlling Gun Industries
The topic of gun control is pretty hot. I’m not a fan of guns except in fiction. That said, the ruling that people are talking about for gun control is nothing short of outrageous. Obviously, gun owners will always be unwilling to relinquish their weapons and it is constitutional to bear arms. People want to…
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The Learning Curve of Ruby on Rails
One major reason why I ended up picking Ruby on Rails as my next major framework to learn was how people have stated that building applications is pretty quick. Although there are frameworks for both Perl and PHP that are similar to Rails, I ended up doing a massive switch over in languages both as…
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ZillianOP Scandal Part 2
A few days ago once again Twitch TV had some controversy rise it’s head as one stream, ZillianOP, was banned. Apparently, he was banned a while back after being accused of botting. There was a vocal community backlash both for and against the banning when it was noticed that he used a botting program. He…
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William Gibson’s Zero History
I mentioned that I completed William Gibson’s Zero History last week. The novel is the last part in the triology and marks Gibson’s latest attempt to partake in current fads. The book reads more like a brand label name dropping exercise as opposed to a story. The characters are flat and unremarkable and the dialog…